Denali Day 15, 04-Apr-2018 Not much to report today. After getting back down from the summit at 05:00 we spent the day drinking, eating and sleeping; pretty much in that order. The winds have picked back up as forecasted and it is quite miserable outside. For the duration of this trip we have been receiving daily professional weather forecasts specific …
Denali Update 5 of 6: Grueling Day, Epic Summit!
Denali Day 14, 03-Apr-2018: Summit! Summit!! Summit!!! I’m not too sure what to say. That has just been one of the toughest days I’ve ever had in the hills. The feeling is strange. I am not excited, I am not thrilled, I am not even relieved. I am glad it’s done but know we still have a few more days …
Denali Update 4 of 6: Weathering the Storm
Denali Day 11, 31-Mar-2018: All Good Things Must Come to an End What’s the saying? All good things must come to an end? Why is that? Why can’t good things keep on going? Anyway, our run of good weather has definitely come to an end. The wind started last night and continued all day today. We went outside briefly to …
Denali Update 3 of 6: Made it to 14k Camp
Denali Day 6, 26-Mar-2018: Load Carry up Motorcycle Hill Another glorious day with idyllic weather. That’s five days straight now with sunny skies, no cloud and no wind. It is remarkable. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, but I do fear that the longer this perfect weather continues the harder it will hit when it does change. The …
Denali Update 2 of 6: A Slow Start
Denali Day 1, 21-Mar-2018: Flight In This afternoon got dropped off on the glacier at the foot of Denali, the site of the normal base camp. It was a remarkable flight from Talkeetna over epic winter Alaskan scenery. It was a bit of a reality check when the plane took back off leaving the 4 of us standing knee deep …
Denali Update 1 of 6: Now the Fun Really Begins
Struggling to Keep Up to Date Apologies, I am posting this update slightly out of order. Between cramped long haul flights, jet lag, the actual climbs themselves and recovery, I have found it difficult to keep up to date with my trip reports. I still have Carstensz and Elbrus to catch up on. However, I thought I would get this …